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  • Military Order of the Purple Heart

    The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 5354, meets on the first Saturday of the month at noon at the Disabled American Veterans office in Rapid City, S.D. For more information, please contact Dennis Roy at 605.343.7927 or 605.209.4437. He can also be reached at his e-mail,

  • Aerial Photographer over EAFB

    A small single-engine aircraft is scheduled to take aerial photographs of Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. this weekend, Dec. 10 & 11. Ellsworth and members of the surrounding community can expect the aircraft to make several low passes in the afternoon. Please do not be alarmed. If you have

  • 300 trees arrive carrying holiday spirit

    Families from across the Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. community scrambled to the 28th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation office Dec. 1, 2011 in hopes of receiving one of 300 Christmas Trees donated by the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation. Spouses of deployed Airmen had first dibs on the

  • Shots fired in Ellsworth housing area

    The spouse of an active-duty Airman assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. has been apprehended after reportedly firing a weapon on the installation at approximately 10:40 a.m. today. No injuries have been reported. Officials are investigating the incident. For more information, please call the

  • EAFB prepares for ORE

    The 28th Bomb Wing is preparing to conduct another operational readiness exercise next week and all Airmen are encouraged to be ready."The exercise will test the wing's ability to mobilize and forward deploy in response to a higher headquarters tasking," said Lt. Col. William Dobbs, 28th BW chief of

  • Immunization Clinic Closure

    The Commander's Action Line is a forum for the Ellsworth community to make suggestions or voice concerns about Ellsworth directly to Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander. QUESTION On Friday, Nov. 4, I brought my two children to the immunization clinic to receive their flu vaccine. When